Tag: Solicitors

Junior solicitor fined £10,000 over abusive messages to Bumble date

James Andrew Wilson reported himself to the SRA after malicious communications conviction

Jun 25 2020 8:42am

A snapshot of trainee life at an international law firm

Baker McKenzie beyond the graduate recruitment brochure

Jun 24 2020 1:13pm

Macfarlanes ups TC numbers amid COVID-19 uncertainty

31 to 33 in response to firm growth

Jun 24 2020 9:10am

Black Solicitors Network urges law firm leaders to ‘walk the talk’ on diversity

'Turn positive intentions into positive action and create a level playing field for all,' group writes

Jun 23 2020 12:37pm

Clifford Chance is latest magic circle firm to cut NQ solicitor pay

Follows moves made by Slaughters and A&O

Jun 23 2020 11:05am

Ban for ex-law firm office worker who set up spy cam in Starbucks toilet

Antony Dines also said to have recorded colleagues at work

Jun 23 2020 10:21am

Allen & Overy cuts NQ solicitor pay by 10%

COVID-19 response measure follows Slaughter and May salary decrease

Jun 22 2020 11:23am

Baker McKenzie offers lawyers part-paid summer sabbaticals in response to pandemic

Also implements reduced working week option

Jun 19 2020 1:12pm

How to secure a training contract at a global law firm in Hong Kong

Five industry experts share their top tips

Jun 19 2020 12:06pm

Senior CPS lawyer referred to regulator over far-right Facebook posts

Defence lawyers complain after spotting Britain First petition on government solicitor's feed

Jun 19 2020 11:23am

‘Should I work as a paralegal at the firm I’ve secured a training contract with?’

I planned to fill the gap with legal work but the job market is flat so options are limited, writes one Legal Cheek reader

Jun 19 2020 10:10am

Hogan Lovells cuts NQ pay and freezes salaries for some trainees

Exclusive: Second year rookies to remain on first year salaries

Jun 18 2020 3:25pm

Top paying magic circle firm keeps NQ pay at £100k

Freshfields freeze; fellow big payer HSF also declines to cut

Jun 17 2020 5:30pm

Pregnant law firm partner calls out top QC for ‘every day sexism’

DWF's Naomi Pryde says unnamed silk contacted a male junior lawyer about her case, assuming she'd be 'indisposed'

Jun 17 2020 4:47pm

How training contract hunters can stand out from the crowd after COVID-19

ULaw’s director of employability John Watkins discusses the importance of being productive and why future lawyers must exude web-cam confidence

Jun 17 2020 1:31pm

CMS posts 72% trainee retention score

44 out of 61

Jun 17 2020 11:10am

Allen & Overy reopens City HQ on ‘permission-only basis’

Distancing measures put in place

Jun 17 2020 10:10am

What will the lawyer of the future look like?

Four experts explore the rise of NewLaw and consider the training options on the horizon

Jun 16 2020 1:00pm

New Instagram account allows City lawyers to anonymously submit their ‘juicy secrets’

'Magic Circle Confessions' launched earlier this month

Jun 16 2020 12:00pm